SDFF DOCUMENTARY NEWS

18 JANUARY 2022 DOCS IN THE NEWS An IndieWire column hit close to home for SDFF this week, pointing to the impact the pandemic has...

11 JANUARY 2022 AWARDS. HONORS. FESTIVALS Snowy (Kaitlyn Schwalje & Alex Wolf Lewis, 2021), a short about a tiny turtle’s happiness, is one of five films...

4 JANUARY 2022 AWARDS. HONORS. FESTIVALS Waad al-Kateab (For Sama w/ Edward Watts, 2019) was recently announced as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Gold...

22 DECEMBER 2021 NEW FILMS + PROJECTS FROM SDFF FILMMAKERS When it premieres at Sundance 2022, ᎤᏕᏲᏅ (What They’ve Been Taught) (Brit Hensel with Keli Gonzales, 2021) will...

14 DECEMBER 2021 NEW FILMS & PROJECTS FROM SDFF FILMMAKERS A new series, Secrets of Playboy, from filmmaker Alexandra Dean (Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, This Is...

7 DECEMBER 2021 ALUMNI AWARDS. HONORS. FESTIVALS. SDFF alumni filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz was on the Gotham Awards jury for Best New Nonfiction TV series, which was handed...

Risks To Female Athletes Heightened Under New Regime Italian documentarian and journalist Stefano Liberti made the news last after helping 3 members of a women’s...

SDFF 2020 Selection Gives Insight Into Increasing Restrictions on Women’s Bodily Autonomy, Self-Determination, Citizenship The recent Texas abortion ban granting private citizens the right to...

D-WORD JOINS WITH AFGHAN RESOURCES PROJECT, REQUIRES URGENT FUNDING After several weeks working to help move Afghani colleagues and associates out of harms’ way, longtime...

Life of Lesbian Luminary & Gender Studies Pioneer Celebrated On Sept. 30, the SF Commonwealth Club will hold a special tribute to lesbian feminist activist,...